Calcutta High Court grants interim bail to law student Sharmistha Panoli in offensive video case

Sharmistha Panoli, a law student, was booked for allegedly making blasphemous remarks against Prophet Mohammad on social media.

Calcutta High Court

Calcutta High Court: In a plea filed by Sharmishtha Panoli seeking urgent relief, Raja Basu Chowdhury, J., granted interim bail.

In a case concerning an allegedly offensive video she posted on social media in the context of ‘Operation Sindoor’, for alleged blasphemous remarks against Prophet Mohammad and Muslim Community on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter), she was arrested from Gurugram following the registration of an FIR on 15-05-2025.

[Sharmishtha Panoli v. State of West Bengal, Case No: WPA/12361/2025]

Source: Press

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